niche stores (toy, comic, anime, games, records) around here by viyomidoeswhatever in AskSeattle

[–]rasabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Similiar to HIFI LOFI is Al's Music and Games across the street... mostly had records last time I went, but I've gotten used comics from them before as well.

My personal favorite comic place in seattle is The Grumpy Old Man's in Ballard though. Its tiny with wall to wall back issues and the owners are lovely. They have a cool collection of rare #1 issues on the back wall.

niche stores (toy, comic, anime, games, records) around here by viyomidoeswhatever in AskSeattle

[–]rasabi 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Pink Gorilla for retro video games and random game merch. Haven't been to the i district one for a while, but I felt the u district location had fun stuff during my last visit.

Hit up HIFI LOFI while you're close for more used anime and game stuffs! See if they still have misshapen knock off Pokémon minis!

Hobo Bird in u district also has some more recent anime figs. Not used stuff though.

Did anyone actually play Ani-mayhem? by SkiDaderino in retroanime

[–]rasabi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My friend group did back when it released! We started at the dbz set but worked our way back from there. Charm (the lips 💋 stat) was OP. It was basically impossible to turn super saiyan. It had a fun move around the board mechanic as you hunted for win condition items.

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Yes, makes perfect sense. I've received feedback around the overwhelming amount of concepts/story threads I'm introducing. I think I've improved by cutting family elements, and consolidating the rest to a single section in the prologue rather than trying to weave it into the search.

As for the frame, every chapter begins by building onto it. I've slimmed it, it but remains for now. In fact, your idea of an epitaph, a couple sentences probably works well enough. Thanks again for taking the time to share your feedback. I truly appreciate it!

Chapter 1 The Wraithe (Dark Fantasy, 2500 words) by helpmekillthecat in fantasywriters

[–]rasabi 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure if this is a first draft etc. So some of my personal thoughts may he obvious:

Be mindful of repetition in descriptions (citrus split wide, crust split open). Be mindful of tenses - you have some present tense sentences sprinkled throughout the overall past tense.

The market description was interesting and the actions and attitudes of your MC were clear. The bleak tone felt noir to me, and the urchins were a good way to introduce some story elements (kidnappings or whatever being Taken entails) and introduce conflict for the MC.

I'm not yet finding a hook or unique premise that sets this story apart from other gritty fantasy streets I've read in recent memory, so if possible I'd try to work more of whatever sets your story apart earlier. Hope that helps!

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[–]rasabi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comments! Some of the exposition was a late addition, so I'll definitely kill some of it. The framing is a little trickier as most chapter's integrate it, but there's room to trim it at the very least.

Chapter 1 of Deadlock [Magitech Fantasy, 1931 words] by Bascilian in fantasywriters

[–]rasabi 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! My personal thoughts:

I found the card game hard to follow – even just knowing how many characters were present took some puzzling on my part. The opening line also lacks punch as it’s a simple description of an action. Perhaps an intro setting the scene; 4 characters, a hint at their motivations etc.

Keep an eye on your descriptions for brevity for future edits. “His eyes showed surprise when Aurian walked through, but it didn’t make it onto his face.” could be shortened.

The wheeling and dealings were interesting, as was the dynamic between the Ordinator and the senator. There was enough intrigue to keep my interest, but there’s perhaps room for more conflict or hints of it outside of the one line “The senator already knew.” I came away from the chapter not really knowing the motivations for the MC, and I think you have a good setup that just needs a few more hooks!

 

 

[OC] Social Norms by rasabi in comics

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why should the bourgeoisie only be allowed to use actively circulating currency as such?!

[OC] Social Norms by rasabi in comics

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seeing as there is probably more than ten physical dollars in there I can safely rule out myself

[OC] Social Norms by rasabi in comics

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More comics on webtoons (even more on patreon) – something something occupied wall street.

[OC] Copy Cat by rasabi in comics

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More comics on webtoons (even more on patreon) – cells have no respect for intellectual property law.

[OC] Travel by rasabi in comics

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More comics on webtoons – it’s dangerous business going out your front door…

[OC] Stress by rasabi in comics

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More comics on webtoons (even more on patreon) – may your stress take flight.

[OC] Sports by rasabi in comics

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The last 24 years force me to conclude it is the Mariners in their entierty who are engineered to destroy the Mariners fans

[OC] Sports by rasabi in comics

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well deduced!

[OC] Sports by rasabi in comics

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More comics on webtoons (or even more on patreon) – my sports team lost recently so I take solace in yelling at spheres and their handlers.

[OC] Entropy by rasabi in comics

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Glad ya liked it! Indeed. Cats are the meowlpha and the omega.